Doll&#39;s head



Patented Sept. 3, 1935 DOLLS HEAD Samuel Kalner and David Colin, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignors to Eyedoll Corporation, Jersey City, N. J., a corporation of New Jersey Application July 12, 1932, Serial No. 622,026

Claims.

This invention relates to doll construction, and is particularly directed to a dolls eye unit and mounting for a sleeping doll, and the like devices.

An object of this invention is to provide a high- 5 1y simplified, durable and strong dolls eye unit and mounting of the character described, which shall be comparatively cheap and simple to manufacture, easy to assemble and adjust with re- .spect to the eye sockets in the dolls head, which shall operate smoothly, and which shall yet be practical and eflicient to a high degree.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a rear elevational view of the dolls eye unit embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 8 is a partial rear elevational view of a dolls eye unit illustrating a modified construction;

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a side elevational view of a dolls eye embodying the invention and adapted to be mounted on the eye support shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 6-6 ofFig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a partial top plan view of a dolls eye unit illustrating a further modification with parts in cross-section;

Fig. 8 is a rear view taken along lines 8-8 of Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary, horizontal, cross-sectional View of a dolls head provided with a dolls eye unit and mounting therefor, embodying the invention;

Fig. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken on line IIJI0 of Fig. 9;

Fig. 11 is a perspective view of a dolls eye unit illustrating a still further modification; and

Fig. 12 is a perspective view of one of the dolls eyes shown in Fig. 11.

Referring now to the drawing, and particularly to Figs. 1, 2, 9, and 10, H indicates a portion of a dolls head provided With a dolls eye unit and mounting embodying the invention and formed with a pair of spaced eye sockets Ill. The head is provided on the interior thereof at a point between the eye sockets Iii, with a rearwardly extending, preferably horizontal, cylindrical extension Ilia. Said cylindrical extension Illa is provided with a pair of diametrically disposed, elongated, parallel, T-shaped slots Ilib, the crossing portions Iilc of said slots being disposed adjacent the base of the extension, for the purpose hereinafter described. The cylindrical extension iiia is provided with internal screw threads I! receiving an externally screw threaded member i la provided with a kerf I Ib on the outer end thereof, and an axial socket I Ic on the inner end thereof.

Disposed within the extension I00. is a pin I2 having a shank portion I20. slidably received Within said socket lie, and a head I20 disposed betweenv the inner end of the screw threaded member I in. and the surface I21) at the bottom of said cylindrical extension. Preferably, the shank lie is somewhat longer than the socket I I0 so that the end of said shank will contact the end of said socket.

Mounted on the dolls head H, as hereinafter described, is a dolls eye unit E embodying the invention, comprising a member I3 preferably made of sheet celluloid or the like material, stamped or cut to the shape shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. Said member I3 comprises a downwardly extending fiat arm I30. at the upper end of which there is a crossing portion I31) having at the ends thereof substantially parallel arms I30.

Attached to the outer ends of said arms I30, is an elongated tube or rod I5, preferably likewise made of celluloid or the like material, and cemented to said arms as at I6. The rod or tube I5 preferably extends an equal distanceon opposite sides of the arms I30, as at H. The rod may be cemented or otherwise adhered or attached to one face of the arms I30 adjacent the outer ends of said arms. However, if the member I 3 and rod or tube I5 are made of metal, solder or any other attachment means may be used to mount the rod on said member. Pivoted on said extensions H are dolls eyes I9. Each of said eyes I9 is preferably hollow and substantially hemispherical in shape and is provided with a sub stantially cylindrical portion 20 forming a skirt or open rim for the rear of the eye. Each of said eyes I9 is further provided with a pair of aligned, diametric, bearing openings 2 I, rotatably receiving one of the extensions H. The eyes preferably frietionally engage the extensions I! so as to permit the eyes to be swung or adjusted manually, the eyes preferably being frictionally retained on said extensions in any position to which the same may be moved.

The eyes I9 may also be made of sheet celluloid, or any other suitable material, and are painted or otherwise decorated to simulate an eye and eyelid. A weight member 22 made of lead or any other suitable material, may be mounted on the arm I3a of the member I3 to permit the eye unit to swing by the action of gravity when the doll is changed from an upright to a lying position, as will appear hereinafter.

As shown in Figs. 9 and 10 of the drawing, the

unit E is mounted within the dolls head H by passing the portion of the rod I5 which extends between the arms I3c through the slots IIlb into the portion Illc thereof, so that the eye members I9 will be received within the sockets I0. The pin I2 is then inserted in the socket I lo and the screw threaded member IIa screwed within the cylindrical extension Illa so that the head I2a of said pin may contact the mid portion of the rod I5. The screw threaded member Ila may be adjusted to permit the rod I5 to have movement forwardly, rearwardly, upwardly or downwardly so that a perfect fit is assured, irrespective of variations in the position of the sockets during manufacture of the head H. Furthermore the eye members I9 may be rotatably pivoted about the rod IT or moved along said rod outwardly or inwardly whereby a more perfect adjustment of the eye members I9 with respect to the sockets I0 may be obtained.

In Fig. 3 there is shown a dolls eye unit 23 comprising a member 23a likewise preferably made of celluloid and similarly shaped to member I3a shown in Fig. I. Said member 230. is preferably of sufficient thickness so as to permit the arms 23b thereof to be formed with aligned bearing openings 25 receiving therethrough a rod or tube 15a, similar to the rod or tube I5.

The rod or tube I5u. may be fixed to the arms 23b either by friction or by cement, or other adhesive within said openings 25. Preferably, each tube 21 is equal in length to the outer diameter of one of the eyes I9a. The end portions 28 may be cemented, glued or otherwise attached to the eyes by means of an adhesive applied. as at 29, preferably on the inside of the eye members. Said tubes .2! may also be made of celluloid or any other suitable material. The outer end portions IIa of the rod I5a are preferably frictionally received within the tubes 27 to permit the eye members I 9a to be pivotally and axially adjusted on the extensions IIa which serve as axes for said eye members.

In Figs. 5 and 6 there is shown a modified form of eye member 30 adapted to be mounted on the extensions I! or IIa of the members I3 or 23a, shown in Figs. 1 and 3, respectively. Said eye member 30 comprises a member 3| forming part of a sphere and made of wood or any other suitable material. The member 3I is preferably prdvided with a diametrically disposed bore 32 for frictionally and slidably receiving said extensions I! or IIa. Said member 3I is further formed with a substantially cylindrical socket portion 32a forming a circular rim flange 33. Attached to said member 3I is an eye ball 34 made of glass or any other suitable material, and comprising a portion 35 completing the sphere formed by the member 3|. Extending from said portion 35 is a flange 36 extending into the socket 32a. Cement or any other suitable adhesive may be used for attaching the flange 36 to the surfaces of the socket 32. The portion 35 may be painted in the usual manner to simulate the visible portion of the dolls eye and eyelid.

In Fig. 7 there is shown a still further modified form of dolls eye unit. The unit 40 shown in Fig. 8 comprises a member 4I similar to the member I3, shown in Fig. 3, and has upstanding arms 42 provided with openings receiving therethrough, a rod 44 preferably extending only a short distance beyond said arms 42, as at 45. Attached to each extension 45 is an angle shaped member 46 having an arm 41 provided with an 3 opening receiving therethrough said extension 45, and an arm 48 disposed parallel to the rod 44, said arm 41 being soldered, cemented or otherwise fixed to said rod extensions. The arm 48 is provided, for the purpose hereinafter appearing, with an elongated slot 49. Mounted on said arm 48 is an eye member 50 comprising a hollow member 5! made of glass or any other suitable material, suitably colored or painted to simulate an eye, said member 5I being in the shape of substantially three-quarters of a sphere and having an inwardly extending circular flange 52 provided with a central opening 53. The member 5| may be filled with plaster or any other suitable material, as at 54, and embedded within the material 54 is a screw 55 having a head 56 within said material, and a shank 51 extending through the opening 53. As illustrated in Fig. 7, the flange 52 may contact the inner side of the arm 48 and the shank 5! passes through the slot 49. A nut 58 screwed to the shank 51 serves to firmly clamprthe eye member 50 to said arm 48. Obviously the eye member 50 may be adjusted along the length of the arm 48 by properly manipulating the nut 58. The material 54 is preferably of such character that it will harden after the screw 55 is positioned therein so as to retain said screw in fixed condition.

It will now be seen that the eye member 50 may pivot about the rod portion 44 of member 4L The rod 44, it will be noted, preferably is aligned with the center of the spherical member 5I so that the eye members 50 may rotate about their axes within the eye sockets of the dolls head.

In Figs. 11 and 12 there is shown a still further modification of a dolls eye unit. Said figures disclose a unit I0 comprising a member I.I made of sheet metal or any other suitable material, and having a downwardly extending portion I2 to which there is attached a weighted member I3.

At the upper end of the portion II is a crossing portion I4 from which there extends a pair of parallel arms I5. Attached to the upper ends of the arms I5, as by means of soldering orin any other suitable manner, is a tube I6 made of metal or the like suitable material, said tube being open at both ends thereof. Mounted on the opposite ends of said tube, in the manner hereinafter appearing, are a pair of dolls eye members 11,

each comprising a hemi-spherical, hollow shell 7 5 18 substantially similar to the member I9, and formed with diametrically disposed notches 19 receiving a rod or tube made of celluloid or the like suitable material, and attached to said eye shell as, for example, by cement. The tube or rod 80 preferably extends on one side thereof, as at 8|, beyond the shell 18. The extending portion 8| is preferably slidably and rotatably received within one end of the tube 16. Thus, the pair of members 1'! may be mounted on opposite ends of the tube 16. The members I1 may be rotated with respect to the axis of the rods 80 or of the tube 16. Further, said members 11 may he slidably moved inwardly or outwardly for properly adjusting the same so that the shells 18 may fit snugly within the eye sockets of the dolls head H.

Obviously the eye units shown in Figs. 3, 4, 7, 8, 11 and 12 may be mounted on the dolls head H in the manner illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described our invention we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A dolls eye unit comprising a member, a weight attached to said member, said member having a pair of spaced flat substantially parallel arms, said arms being provided with aligned openings, a cylindrical rod extending through said openings and having portions projecting on opposite sides of said arms, and a dolls eye mounted on each of said projecting portions, each eye being hollow and hemi-spherical in shape and provided with a pair of diametrically disposed openings, a tube having the ends thereof extending into the pair of openings in each eye and receiving one of said projecting portions therethrough.

2. In doll construction, a dolls head formed with a pair of eye sockets, said dolls head having a portion extending between said sockets and internally of said head, said extension being formed with a pair of longitudinal, parallel slots and with internal screw threads, a screw screwed within said extension, said screw threaded member being formed with a recess on the inner end thereof, a pin extending within said recess and projecting therefrom, and a dolls eye unit supported on said extension, said unit comprising a rod extending through said slots and adapted to contact the projecting portion of said pin, and dolls eyes mounted on the outer ends of said rod and disposed within said eye sockets.

3. In doll construction, a dolls head formed with a pair of eye sockets, said dolls head having a cylindrical portion extending between said sockets and internally of said head, said cylindrical extension being formed with a pair of longitudinal, diametrically disposed slots and with internal screw threads, a screw screwed within said cylindrical extension, said screw threaded member being formed with a recess on the inner end thereof, a pin extending within said recess and projecting therefrom, and a dolls eye unit supported on said extension, said unit comprising a rod extending through said slots and adapted to contact the projected portion of said pin, and dolls eyes mounted on the outer ends of said rod and disposed within said eye sockets, said slots being widened at one end and said rod extending within the widened portions of said slots.

4. A dolls eye unit comprising a member hav-- ing a weight attached thereto, a tube attached to one end of said member, and a pair of dolls eyes having rods attached thereto and extending therefrom, said rods being slidably and rotatably received in opposite ends of said tube.

5. In doll construction, a dolls head formed with a pair of eye sockets, said dolls head having a cylindrical portion extending between said sockets and internally of said head, said cylindrical portion being formed with a pair of longitudinal, diametrically disposed slots and with internal screw threads, a screw screwed within said cylindrical portion, and a dolls eye unit supported on said cylindrical portion, said unit comprising a rod extending through said slots, and dolls eyes mounted on the outer ends of said rod and disposed within said eye sockets, said slots being widened at the inner ends thereof and said rod extending within the widened portions of said slots.

SAMUEL KALNER. DAVID COHN. 

